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Woman Gets 12 Sentences for Animal Abuse

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An eastern Missouri woman is sentenced to 12 year in prison for neglecting her dogs. Authorities said the animals were infested with fleas and lacked adequate food and water. Authorities said the animals were infested with fleas and lacked adequate food and water. Tags: animal abuse. That's a pretty stiff sentence.

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Animal Hoarding is a Serious Issue

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Because the stereotype of a little old lady walking into a court room to face several counts of animal abuse tends to make judges and juries feel sympathetic for the “criminal,” the legal system rarely prosecutes these people. Unfortunately, “just one hoarder can cause tremendous suffering to animals,” notes LaFarge.

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26 Dogs saved by the ASPCA

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They also had signs of neglect, broken bones, wounds and infections. If you see animal abuse, please report it. We have so much love and respect for the ASPCA agents who answer these calls and help animals every day. 26 Dogs saved by the ASPCA originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on February 23, 2010.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Animal Abuse as Clue to Additional Cruelties ” (news article, March 18): As someone who deals with dozens of cruelty-to-animals cases every week, I applaud states that are imposing stricter penalties on people who hurt animals and that are working to establish online registries of animal abusers.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

4 The Love Of Animals

I recently got an email from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. They are pioneering legislation in California to make public animal abuse registries. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) today announced an effort aimed at creating public registries in each state of anyone convicted of felony animal abuse.